SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
UNITED MEXICAN STATES
(State of Incorporation or Organization)
NOT APPLICABLE
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
General Anaya No. 601 Pte.
Colonia Bella Vista
Monterrey, Nuevo León 64410
México
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class |
Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
| 3.500% Senior Notes due 2050 | New York Stock Exchange |
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. ☒ | If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ☐ |
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-233960
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered. |
For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” on pages 8 through 22 of the Prospectus dated September 26, 2019, included in the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (the “Company”) (Registration No. 333- 233960), as supplemented by the information under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Description of Notes” on pages S-8 and S-11 through S-14, respectively, of the related Prospectus Supplement, dated January 13, 2020.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
Reference is made to the Exhibits Index included herewith which is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerardo Estrada Attolini | |
| Name: Gerardo Estrada Attolini | ||
| Title: Director of Corporate Finance | ||
| By: | /s/ Carlos Eduardo Aldrete Ancira | |
| Name: Carlos Eduardo Aldrete Ancira | ||
| Title: General Counsel | ||
Date: January 16, 2020
EXHIBITS INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Prospectus, dated September 26, 2019, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 by the Company filed with the SEC on September 26, 2019 (Registration No. 333-233960). | |
| 99.2 | Prospectus Supplement, dated January 13, 2020, incorporated by reference to the SEC filing pursuant to Securities Act Rule 424(b)(2) by the Company on January 13, 2020. | |
| 99.3 | Indenture, dated April 8, 2013, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed by the Company with the SEC on April 9, 2013 (Registration No. 333-187806). | |
| 99.4 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 16, 2020, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, security registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, relating to the 3.500% Senior Notes due 2050, including the form of global note, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the report on Form 6-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 16, 2020. | |